Type: Durham Book Festival 2023 Saturday
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Cecile Pin: Wandering Souls
One night, not long after the last American troops leave Vietnam, siblings Anh, Thanh and Minh say goodbye to their...
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(Re)Writing Shakespeare’s Women with Natasha Solomons and Isabelle Schuler
Join writers Natasha Solomons and Isabelle Schuler as they discuss how they have read, researched and written between the lines,...
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Chris Mullin and Sebastian Payne in Conversation
Join two acclaimed political thinkers from the North East as they discuss their latest books and what might be next...
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Little Read Storytime: Moth: An Evolution Story with Isabel Thomas
Join author Isabel Thomas as she reads from this year’s Little Read, Moth. Against a lush backdrop of lichen-covered trees,...
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Workshop: Precious Time with Caro Giles
Author, full time carer and single parent of four, Caro Giles will discuss how she finds time to write, her...
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Festival Book Swap
Rather than letting a book collect dust on your shelf or throwing one out, bring a book you love and...
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Mushroom Sculpt: Craft Time
Our planet has 3 kingdoms. Animals, plants… and fungus. It was fungus that first unlocked our nutrients from the rocky...
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The Power of the Classics with Edith Hall and Jennifer Saint
Why do the stories of the ancient world still ignite our interest? Join Professor Edith Hall and novelist Jennifer Saint...
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Workshop: From Fact to Fiction with Laura Fish
This session offers approaches for turning history into fiction, with a focus on developing research skills and drawing from different...
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What Does the Future Hold?
Living through an emergency – an epidemic, war or environmental crisis – changes the way we think about the future....
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Cuddy’s Corse: Guided Walk
St Cuthbert is regarded as the patron Saint of Northern England. His story has been told by many, including the...
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Furies: Stories of the Wicked, Wild and Untamed
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Virago, the ground-breaking feminist publisher, 15 award-winning, bestselling authors were invited to write an...